Friday, September 17, 2010

AMERICA: USA: US BISHOPS TO MEET ON NOV. 15 FOR ELECTIONS

USCCB REPORT: U.S. Bishops to Meet November 15-18 in Baltimore, Will Elect Officers and Chairs-Elect of Six CommitteesWASHINGTON—The annual Fall General Assembly of the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB) will be November 15-18, at the Baltimore Marriott Waterfront Hotel.During the meeting, the body of bishops will vote for the chairmen-elect of six committees, as well as the treasurer of the Conference.The following bishops were nominated for these positions:Committee on Canonical Affairs and Church GovernanceMost Reverend Timothy Broglio, Archbishop for the Military ServicesMost Reverend Randolph R. Calvo, Bishop of Reno, NevadaCommittee on Catholic EducationMost Reverend Joseph P. McFadden, Bishop of Harrisburg, PennsylvaniaMost Reverend David O’Connell, Coadjutor Bishop of Trenton, New JerseyCommittee on Ecumenical and Interreligious AffairsMost Reverend Ronald W. Gainer, Bishop of Lexington, KentuckyMost Reverend Denis J. Madden, Auxiliary Bishop of BaltimoreCommittee on Evangelization and CatechesisMost Reverend Paul Coakley, Bishop of Salina, KansasMost Reverend David L. Ricken, Bishop of Green Bay, WisconsinCommittee on International Justice and PeaceMost Reverend Nicholas DiMarzio, Bishop of Brooklyn, New YorkMost Reverend Edwin F. O’Brien, Archbishop of BaltimoreCommittee on Child and Youth ProtectionMost Reverend R. Daniel Conlon, Bishop of Steubenville, OhioMost Reverend Patrick J. Zurek, Bishop of Amarillo, TexasConference TreasurerMost Reverend Paul J. Bradley, Bishop of Kalamazoo, MichiganMost Reverend Michael J. Bransfield, Bishop of Wheeling-Charlston, West VirginiaThe bishops will also elect the next president and vice-president of the USCCB. The nominees for these posts will be chosen at the assembly.Coverage of the assembly is open to credentialed media. Sessions open to the media will be Monday, November 15, and Tuesday, November 16. There will be media conferences after all open sessions. Reporters seeking to cover the meeting can download a credential application form at: www.usccb.org/comm/credentialform.pdf and submit it by November 5, by fax (202-541-3173) or mail to: November Meeting CredentialsOffice of Media Relations3211 4th St. NEWashington, DC 20017-1194http://www.usccb.org/comm/archives/2010/10-160.shtml